Most recently, a group of activists has come up with a new approach that involves Tor servers inside Iran itself, and engaging the tech community outside the country.Īs that group looks to bring on more participation, its approach - using servers inside the country as a sort of “Trojan Horse for internet access” - is gaining endorsement from the free-speech community at large. Now, groups are mobilizing to scale those growing walls. Previously unheard-of acts, such as the destruction of pictures of Iran’s Supreme Leader or women removing their hijabs, were spread by smartphone video.īut then the government cracked down on internet access WhatsApp, Signal, Viber, Skype and Instagram were blocked. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for the content of external websites.As protesters flooded the streets of Iran in September after the death in custody of Mahsa Amini - a 22-year-old woman who was arrested for not wearing her hijab in accordance with the country’s strict dress code for women - videos and images of the protests spread online inside the country. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, posts, comments and submissions available. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. Wire service provided by Associated Press. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography unless otherwise stated.

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